Black in Berlin Karina GriffithFebruary 25, 2013 Last week's premiere event was a great inauguration. "The Politics of Community" was the overarching theme, but after a wonderful introduction to give some academic context, Taylor expertly guided our discussion forth and back to other areas of concern. Topics ranged from politically correct vocabulary (one beautiful Black women rejects both terms "race" and "mixed" to describe herself), to how German administrative forms fail to reflect the diverse background of some Berliners (how can you communicate that your place of birth, ethnicity and place of residence are are varied when there is only one box to check?) to how the emphasis on Germany's Nazi past leaves little room to address the atrocities of colonialism that foreshadowed it.... ArticlesBerlin Boombox0 Comments605 views 0
Dreams of a Life deniseFebruary 17, 2012 Black History Month Berlin got together with the Berlin Film Society to screen Dreams Of A Life followed by a discussion with the director, Carol Morley and th... PodcastsReviews1 Comment75 views 0
Heard & Seen @ Dialogue Books deniseSeptember 22, 2011 Dialogue Books just found a new home in Kruezberg, so now Berlin has 3 English Bookstores and Dialogue is the only one that specializes in new books. Their ... Heard & SeenMic TV0 Comments53 views 0